![]() Six-time Emmy-nominated production designer Mark Worthington ( Ugly Betty, American Horror Story) trained in theater set and costume design at the graduate drama program. Pittsburgh may seem a million miles from Hollywood, but CMU is one of the nation's oldest, most respected film schools. Image Credit: Courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University ![]() Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama.NOTABLE ALUMNI Joseph Garrity ( Best in Show), Ray Yamagata ( Ray Donovan), Todd Cherniawsky ( Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Sharon Seymour ( Argo) "I brought everything as an AFI student to the film," says Joseph Garrity of working on Christopher Guest's The Big Picture Guest hired him for eight other projects. The Art Directors Guild PA Initiative selects grads for on-the-job training and mentorship. While tuition may be steep, and liberal arts classes as an elective are not on the menu, the chance to present at the annual production design showcase to film and TV production designers such as La La Land's David and Sandy Wasco or Darkest Hour's Sam Greenwood is a big plus. Students seeking a two-year MFA in production design benefit from small classes that focus on narrative storytelling and computer design skills. American Film Institute's AFI Conservatory.Period or contemporary, a designer must be observant of culture and behaviors and visually interpret a story into a physical world." "There is no difference in the training for motion pictures and for television as the tools, knowledge, talent and curiosity required are all the same, and the only thing that distinguishes the two from one another is time and money.”Īdds production designer Stuart Wurtzel (HBO's Divorce), a Carnegie Mellon alum: "Production designers come from many different avenues - architecture, decorating, costume designing, etc. ![]() Walsh, "While only two schools provide true, pure production design programs" - AFI and Chapman Dodge - many aspirants find their way via theater arts. Says Longmire production designer and Art Directors Guild production design co-chair Thomas A. or MFA with an emphasis on production design can give a leg up. "Designing a film is like painting a landscape in a hurricane," said the late, great production designer Richard Sylbert ( Shampoo, Chinatown) - and whether one is seeking to weather that creative storm as a production designer, art director or set decorator, a B.A. ![]()
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